Chana Dal Curry
Chana Dal Curry

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chana dal curry. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chana Dal Curry is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Chana Dal Curry is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chana dal curry using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chana Dal Curry:
  1. Take 1/2 cup chana dal (bengal gram)
  2. Prepare 1 1/2 cup water
  3. Take 1 boiled potato cut into chunks(optional)
  4. Take 2 tbsp oil
  5. Prepare 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  6. Make ready 1 onion chopped
  7. Take 1 green chilli chopped
  8. Get 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
  9. Prepare 1 tomato chopped
  10. Prepare 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
  11. Get To taste salt
  12. Get 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  13. Take 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  14. Make ready 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  15. Prepare 1/2 tsp coriander powder
  16. Make ready 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
Steps to make Chana Dal Curry:
  1. Wash chana dal well and soak in water for 1-2 hours.
  2. Drain the water and transfer the chana dal to a pressure cooker with 1 1/2 cups of normal water and a pinch of salt. Pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles. When the pressure releases, open the lid.
  3. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds. When they splutter add chopped onion and chopped green chilli. Saute until onion turns lightly golden. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell disappears. Next add chopped tomato, salt and chopped coriander leaves. Fry until tomato turns soft. Then add turmeric powder, chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and saute till oil separates.
  4. Now add the boiled chana dal with the leftover stock or water in the cooker. Add the boiled potato and mix everything well. If needed add little water to bring it to the desired consistency
  5. Lightly mash the dal with the ladle to get a thick consistency. Cook until the dal begins to bubble well. Then lower the heat and add garam masala powder. Cover and switch off the flame.
  6. Serve the chana dal curry hot garnished with onion rings and coriander leaves. This goes well with roti, phulka or rice.

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